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SC junks NGT order, allows further construction activities at Auroville

The green body was further found to have interfered with the implementation of the master plan, approved by the competent authority in 2001.

Auroville is an experimental township in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu with some parts in Puducherry(Photo: Shutterstock)

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Published on Mar 18, 2025 09:56 AM IST

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Maha Kumbh water quality: NGT raps, UPPCB apologises, submits action taken repor

The tribunal had summoned UPPCB officials after the CPCB that was also directed to test water quality, raised red flags based on the test conducted in Prayagraj

“River water quality was not conforming with the primary water quality for bathing with respect to fecal coliform (FC) at all the monitored locations on various occasions,” the CPCB report stated. (Pic for representation)

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Updated on Feb 19, 2025 04:54 AM IST

ByGaurav Saigal

Ask CAQM to show how its 85 directions were implemented: Amicus curiae tells NGT

The amicus, Sanjay Upadhyay, in a submission dated December 16 to NGT, has suggested the implementation of a series of 15 directions for air pollution-related action in both NCR and across the country

A thick layer of fog in the early hours of Thursday at Shadipur. (Sanchit Khanna/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Dec 20, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

NGT imposes fine of ₹1.30 lakh on govt authorities for not responding on time

NGT imposes ₹1.30 lakh fine on CPCB, MPCB, district collector of Solapur, and Pune Cantonment Board for not submitting their responses on time

NGT imposes <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1.30 lakh fine on CPCB, MPCB, district collector of Solapur, and Pune Cantonment Board for not submitting their responses on time. (HT)

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Updated on Dec 18, 2024 06:46 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Delhi air pollution: NGT notice to top cop, traffic police commissioner

The NGT has said that vehicular pollution significantly contributes to air pollution and that the police are responsible for traffic control.

The Noida authority has asked the promoters and apartments owner associations to install anti-smog guns at their housing towers with an aim to mitigate air pollution during this winter when the graded response action plan is put into effect in Delhi-NCR. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Oct 28, 2024 10:49 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

NGT summons Noida authority for ‘misleading’ bench on roadside concreting

Taking a firm stance, the NGT observed that Noida authorities played a “fraud” by misrepresenting facts and presenting misleading evidence

The issue pertains to the illegal concreting of roadsides in Noida and Greater Noida. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Oct 25, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Set up timeline for establishing STPs: NGT directs PMRDA

NGT directs PMRDA to finalize a timeline for 18 sewage treatment plants in Pune District amid pollution concerns in the Indrayani River.

In previous sessions, the MPCB and PCMC submitted their responses to river pollution and the efforts taken by both local bodies. (HT FILE )

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Updated on Oct 19, 2024 06:06 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Ludhiana:Environmental norm violation: NGT summons MC chief, LIT chairman

This decision comes in response to an ongoing petition filed by two activists regarding the improper installation of interlocking tiles in the city.

While the MC claimed that no interlocking tiles were installed within a 1-metre radius around trees, it also admitted that steps are being taken to replace existing tiles with perforated ones. (HT File)

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Published on Oct 04, 2024 10:35 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

SC upholds NGT’s decision to raze 29 bungalows near Indrayani

The apex court at the August 1 hearing also dismissed the plea seeking ₹5 crore as compensation against the environmental damages caused by the bungalow construction

The SC has directed the petitioner to register a civil appeal if they wanted to. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Aug 09, 2024 06:26 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

NGT summons CEOs of Noida, Greater Noida over ‘concretiing’ of roadsides

The Central Pollution Control Board, in April 2024, affirmed that such concreting activity was a “threat” to the environment and said roadsides must be freed from concreting in the cities Noida and Greater Noida

The petitioner alleged that “reckless, excessive and indiscriminate concretisation of roadsides and road berms” was being carried out in violation of NGT orders, government orders and relevant guidelines by Noida authority in Sector 28, 37, 47, 50, 55, and 62 in Noida and by Greater Noida Authority in Sector Omega1, Alpha, P3, of Greater Noida. (Ht Photo)

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Updated on Aug 09, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Noida

Ghaziabad: NGT notice to UP agencies over excessive concreting of roadsides, parks

According to guidelines, roadsides should be kept soiled and muddy, if possible, and provisions should be made for “brick-on-edge/ loose-stone pavement” so that recharge of groundwater becomes possible

The NGT has issued notices to respondents over a petition filed by Ghaziabad resident who contended that massive concreting of across Ghaziabad city has affected groundwater recharge. (Sakib Ali/HT Photo)

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Updated on Aug 01, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByPeeyush Khandelwal, Ghaziabad

NGT asks Maha to submit response on fake pollution certificates till Nov

During audits at four plastic-recycling companies in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) found out that 600,000 fake extended producer responsibility (EPR) certificates had been issued by the companies

As per the NGT order, these EPR certificates are used by companies that utilise plastic packaging to meet legal obligations by ensuring that a percentage of the plastic used by them is recycled. (HT FILE)

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Updated on Jul 31, 2024 11:01 PM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

MCD yet to install bio-methanation plant at Ghazipur slaughterhouse: DPCC to NGT

MCD said it will establish a dung-drying plant instead of the bio-methanation plant at the slaughterhouse

DPCC made the submissions to update NGT on the status of operations at the slaughterhouse. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jul 30, 2024 05:56 AM IST

ByJasjeev Gandhiok, New Delhi

HT impact: NGT notice to Noida agencies over misuse of groundwater

The NGT, in its order, said the original application was registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled ‘Noida authority dumping treated water into drains, alleges activist’ that appeared in Hindustan Times on June 11, 2024

When asked about the notice, the Noida authority said the treated water from the sewage treatment plant in Sector 54 (above) is being used to recharge a wetland. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jul 25, 2024 07:46 AM IST

ByVinod Rajput, Noida

NGT takes suo motu cognisance of contamination of water sources on Palkhi route

The environment watchdog while transferring the case to the western zonal bench directed related government authorities to submit their response

In June, the district administration after checking samples from 82 waterbodies, including wells, borewells and taps, on the Palkhi route in the district found that at least 81 samples were contaminated and unfit for consumption. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 24, 2024 06:20 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

1% of project cost to be imposed as fine on builders extracting groundwater, NGT told

As many as 33 group housing societies were found to be allegedly extracting groundwater illegally in 2023 in Greater Noida West. An environmental compensation of ₹306 crore was also levied by the committee on the errant developers

The petitioner said a minimum 5% of the total project cost should be levied on errant builders. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jul 17, 2024 06:52 AM IST

ByMaria Khan, Greater Noida

400ha encroachments at floodplains cleared in 2 years: DDA to NGT

DDA said that encroachment drives were being regularly carried out in the Yamuna floodplains with the help of the Delhi Police

DDA said that on the basis of the evacuation notice served to these inhabitants, they approached the Delhi high court and received a stay order on the same. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jul 16, 2024 05:42 AM IST

ByJasjeev Gandhiok

NGT fines Amritsar chemical unit ₹1 crore, pulls up PPCB for inaction

Green tribunal orders criminal prosecution of directors of polluting chemical dye manufacturing unit and says PPCB failed to take appropriate action despite frequent, flagrant violations

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Saturday imposed an interim penalty of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 crore on a polluting chemical factory in Amritsar and ordered its closure while pulling up the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) for ignoring violations by industrial units. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jul 06, 2024 04:53 PM IST

BySurjit Singh

How polluted is the Yamuna? No data to tell

No data on Yamuna water quality has been available since February, raising concerns about river pollution levels and impact on aquatic life.

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Updated on Jul 05, 2024 09:20 AM IST

ByJasjeev Gandhiok

Scrap end-of-life vehicles caught a 2nd time: Delhi govt

Delhi transport department to scrap impounded end-of-life vehicles for the second time, following new guidelines to improve air quality and reduce abandoned vehicles.

The department said that the ELVs can either be transferred to another state or kept in private parking spaces if the owners give an undertaking, specifying details of the private parking space. (HT Archive)

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Updated on Jul 05, 2024 06:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

NGT orders PCMC to demolish 29 bungalows constructed in blue line area of Indrayani River

The court also levied a penalty of ₹5 crore on the bungalow owners as a cost of environmental damage

A case was registered with the NGT in 2020 regarding environmental violations, land use conversions, and the responsibility for environmental damage. (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Jul 03, 2024 07:50 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

NGT committee inspects proposed underpass on Khed- Sinnar stretch

A joint committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) visited the Khed- Sinnar highway stretch on Saturday to finalise wildlife mitigation measures

Now the report on the construction of underpasses in selected areas will be prepared by the NHAI authority and submitted to NGT. The tribunal has put the next hearing on the said case on July 24. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

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Updated on Jun 23, 2024 06:02 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

Chandigarh’s periphery areas to get tertiary treated water for irrigation by April next year

Tertiary treated water essentially refers to sewage water that has been made suitable for irrigation after chemical treatment and sedimentation.

In a move aimed at conserving potable water, the Chandigarh department of environment has commissioned the work of laying 165 km of TT (tertiary treated) water pipelines in the city’s periphery, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was informed. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2024 08:20 AM IST

ByHillary Victor, Chandigarh

NGT directs 2 Panipat builders to pay up ₹7.26 cr fine for discharge of untreated sewage

The bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad imposed a fine of ₹1.79 crore on M/s Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and ₹5.47 crore on M/s TDI Infratech Ltd (Taneja Developer & Infrastructure Ltd).

Two months after the National Green Tribunal (NGT) formed a three-member committee to check alleged discharge of untreated sewage in the open and in a drain emerging in Yamuna, the state authorities have started the process to impose a fine of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>7.26 crore on two private residential societies in Panipat. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Jun 07, 2024 06:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

Goa’s Curlies beach nightclub faces demolition as NGT dismisses appeal

The western zone of the NGT was hearing the case afresh after the Supreme Court directed the green tribunal to provide an opportunity to both parties and then pass fresh orders in accordance with law

The owner of Curlies had argued that the present structure was a modification of an old structure that existed prior to 1991. (ANI file photo)

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Updated on Jun 03, 2024 01:27 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

None of 26,000 rat-hole mines closed yet, Meghalaya HC told

In its order in April 2014, the tribunal had also banned transportation of coal in the Himalayan state

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) had banned rat-hole mining in Meghalaya for being unscientific 10 years ago (HT)

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Updated on May 10, 2024 06:50 AM IST

ByDavid Laitphlang, Shillong

NGT gives last chance to builders to reply in groundwater extraction case

The April 29 order, received by the petitioner on Wednesday (May 8), shows that various petitioners have been granted varying time limits to submit their responses

The NGT panel has been hearing the case since two petitioners Pradeep Dahaliya and Prasoon Pant of Greater Noida had moved the tribunal in May 2022 over illegal extraction of groundwater by builders. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 10, 2024 05:50 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

Concretisation from footpaths in Noida, Greater Noida must be removed: CPCB to NGT

The CPCB in its response has also said that activities like tree plantation, planting of grass, along the roads of the twin cities of Gautam Budh Nagar must be undertaken

The petitioner, Vikrant Tongad, had alleged that concretisation activities of pavements along the roads were rampant, causing environmental issues in Gautam Budh Nagar. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 07, 2024 06:16 AM IST

ByMaria Khan

NGT issues show-cause notice to dist collector’s office

The principal bench of NGT has taken a Suo Motu action based on a media report on tree felling at a reserve forest area in Wanowrie for a proposed eco-park

s per the NGT order, the news report mentioned that the Maharashtra Ecotourism Development Board is constructing an eco-tourism park on the reserve forest land in Wanowrie, behind Ruby Hall Clinic. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2024 05:38 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

NGT asks PCMC to submit report on Pavana river pollution

Pavana River which originates south of Lonavla from the Western Ghats and flows from around 24 km through Pimpri-Chinchwad city is a major source of drinking water in the area

As per findings, the board mentioned that the BOD parameter exceeded 30 mg/l at Pimpri Station on December 5, 2023, and at Kasarwadi Station on January 8, 2024. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 11, 2024 05:02 AM IST

ByGayatri Vajpeyee

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The green body was further found to have interfered with the implementation of the master plan, approved by the competent authority in 2001.

The tribunal had summoned UPPCB officials after the CPCB that was also directed to test water quality, raised red flags based on the test conducted in Prayagraj

The amicus, Sanjay Upadhyay, in a submission dated December 16 to NGT, has suggested the implementation of a series of 15 directions for air pollution-related action in both NCR and across the country

NGT imposes ₹1.30 lakh fine on CPCB, MPCB, district collector of Solapur, and Pune Cantonment Board for not submitting their responses on time

The NGT has said that vehicular pollution significantly contributes to air pollution and that the police are responsible for traffic control.

Taking a firm stance, the NGT observed that Noida authorities played a “fraud” by misrepresenting facts and presenting misleading evidence

NGT directs PMRDA to finalize a timeline for 18 sewage treatment plants in Pune District amid pollution concerns in the Indrayani River.

This decision comes in response to an ongoing petition filed by two activists regarding the improper installation of interlocking tiles in the city.

The apex court at the August 1 hearing also dismissed the plea seeking ₹5 crore as compensation against the environmental damages caused by the bungalow construction

The Central Pollution Control Board, in April 2024, affirmed that such concreting activity was a “threat” to the environment and said roadsides must be freed from concreting in the cities Noida and Greater Noida

According to guidelines, roadsides should be kept soiled and muddy, if possible, and provisions should be made for “brick-on-edge/ loose-stone pavement” so that recharge of groundwater becomes possible

During audits at four plastic-recycling companies in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) found out that 600,000 fake extended producer responsibility (EPR) certificates had been issued by the companies

MCD said it will establish a dung-drying plant instead of the bio-methanation plant at the slaughterhouse

The NGT, in its order, said the original application was registered suo motu on the basis of the news item titled ‘Noida authority dumping treated water into drains, alleges activist’ that appeared in Hindustan Times on June 11, 2024

The environment watchdog while transferring the case to the western zonal bench directed related government authorities to submit their response

As many as 33 group housing societies were found to be allegedly extracting groundwater illegally in 2023 in Greater Noida West. An environmental compensation of ₹306 crore was also levied by the committee on the errant developers

DDA said that encroachment drives were being regularly carried out in the Yamuna floodplains with the help of the Delhi Police

Green tribunal orders criminal prosecution of directors of polluting chemical dye manufacturing unit and says PPCB failed to take appropriate action despite frequent, flagrant violations

No data on Yamuna water quality has been available since February, raising concerns about river pollution levels and impact on aquatic life.

Delhi transport department to scrap impounded end-of-life vehicles for the second time, following new guidelines to improve air quality and reduce abandoned vehicles.

The court also levied a penalty of ₹5 crore on the bungalow owners as a cost of environmental damage

A joint committee formed by the National Green Tribunal (NGT) visited the Khed- Sinnar highway stretch on Saturday to finalise wildlife mitigation measures

Tertiary treated water essentially refers to sewage water that has been made suitable for irrigation after chemical treatment and sedimentation.

The bench of Justice Prakash Shrivastava, A Senthil Vel and Afroz Ahmad imposed a fine of ₹1.79 crore on M/s Ansal Properties and Infrastructure Pvt Ltd and ₹5.47 crore on M/s TDI Infratech Ltd (Taneja Developer & Infrastructure Ltd).

The western zone of the NGT was hearing the case afresh after the Supreme Court directed the green tribunal to provide an opportunity to both parties and then pass fresh orders in accordance with law

In its order in April 2014, the tribunal had also banned transportation of coal in the Himalayan state

The April 29 order, received by the petitioner on Wednesday (May 8), shows that various petitioners have been granted varying time limits to submit their responses

The CPCB in its response has also said that activities like tree plantation, planting of grass, along the roads of the twin cities of Gautam Budh Nagar must be undertaken

The principal bench of NGT has taken a Suo Motu action based on a media report on tree felling at a reserve forest area in Wanowrie for a proposed eco-park

Pavana River which originates south of Lonavla from the Western Ghats and flows from around 24 km through Pimpri-Chinchwad city is a major source of drinking water in the area

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